This is the first inkling sign that I’m aware of, that the Government of Liberia exists at all, and is trying to address the Ebola issue. Tragic that 10 Government workers have turned their backs on their country in it’s hour of need. I know how I should act and how responsible I should be to the public, were I in that appointed position, but I don’t know. I’ve never been in such dire straits before. I hope I’d have the courage to do the right thing for my country.
I’m sure many of them have rationalized that they can do more good outside of the country, rallying aid for the nation. And in that, they may be correct. Shared sacrifice might be good for optics but I’d be hard-pressed to go along with a symbolic suicide just for the sake of optics.